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1720 Maple Ave., Suite 2710
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Evanston 3-bedroom penthouse with 3 parking spots: $1.7M
This top-floor duplex in Evanston’s Optima Views high-rise building has three bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of downtown Chicago, downtown Evanston and Lake Michigan. The unit...
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What Mortgage Rate Will Get More Buyers Moving?
About 5.5 million more households would be able to afford a home if rates drop to this magic number. NAR’s latest housing forecast shows when the market may get there and where you can find opportunities for business growth.
read moreAudrey Hepburn’s Stunning Former Switzerland Home Hits the Market
Audrey Hepburn’s longtime residence in Switzerland was recently listed for nearly $21 million. Known as “Le Paisible,” which means peaceful, the estate “offers an ideal balance of privacy and accessibility,” says listing agent Alex Koch de Gooreynd, of Knight Frank.
read moreChicago has been rated the most beautiful city in the world
Last week, Chicago was named one of the best cities in the world for 2025 in a list released by Time Out. To determine the rankings, we asked over 18,500 locals around the globe about life in their city, touching on everything from food and culture to happiness and affordability...
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Economist Matthew Gardner’s predictions for real estate in 2025
Prominent real estate economist Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025 with Agent Publishing co-founder and Publisher Anne Hartnett.
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What agents should know about expected Fed rate cuts
The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has signaled previously that it may cut interest rates at the end of its quarterly gathering.
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Message from the Mayor: City Council Adopts FY 2025 Budget
Last night, the City Council adopted Evanston’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025, a responsible budget that moves Evanston forward without increasing property taxes.
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Mental Health
Maybe the real happy ending is falling in love with the simplest parts of life. It’s savoring that first sip of coffee in the morning, or losing yourself in the smell of freshly baked bread.
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What Are the Health Benefits of Viewing Water?
A pair of studies conducted by Richard Coss, UC Davis, showed that gazing at bodies of water can help lower your heart rate, blood pressure and increase feelings of relaxation.
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Mortgage rates fall again, triggering big wave of refinancing
Applications to refinance mortgages surged for a second week as more Americans capitalized on the cheapest borrowing costs in two years
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NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun reacts to the Fed's half-point rate cut decision
The Fed's half-point rate cut decision is the beginning of six to eight rounds of further rate cuts well into 2025.
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What agents should know about expected Fed rate cuts - Chicago Agent Magazine National News
The Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday and Wednesday, and it has signaled previously that it may cut interest rates at the end of its quarterly gathering.
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I Pay $2,100 a Month in Rent to Live With 23 Roommates and Share a Bathroom in NYC—Here's What It's Like
If Ishan Abeysekera falls out with one of his roommates, it’s OK—because he has 22 more to choose from.
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1720 Maple Avenue Unit 940 Evanston, IL 60201
Nestled in the heart of Downtown Evanston this spacious 2 bed 2 bath unit with north and west views makes a comfortable great primary residence or rental property...
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Singaporeans don’t have better diets. But they do have the longest, healthiest life expectancy in the world. Here’s why.
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'Home Alone' house for sale in Winnetka
The Winnetka house where Kevin McCallister famously spent a few days alone, battling a pair of robbers and captivating movie audiences in 1990, is for sale.
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Kellogg rises to #2 in U.S. News & World Report’s best business school rankings
U.S. News & World Report released its 2023 - 2024 business schools rankings putting Kellogg at #2 on its list of best full-time MBA programs in the country. This year’s rankings placed an increased emphasis on employment outcomes as a determining factor for how a school fared, and Kellogg’s performance is a testament to the incredible caliber of our students and the demand for Kellogg talent. In addition to our Full-Time MBA ranking, our school’s Evening & Weekend MBA Program and Executive MBA ranked at #3 and #2 in the publication’s part-time and executive MBA programs, respectively.
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Diversity and Inclusion
Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter
by David Rock and Heidi Grant
November 04, 2016
Striving to increase workplace diversity is not an empty slogan — it is a good business decision. A 2015 McKinsey report on 366 public companies found that those in the top quartile for ethnic and racial diversity in management were 35% more likely to have financial returns above their industry mean, and those in the top quartile for gender diversity were 15% more likely to have returns above the industry mean.
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Florida’s Most Expensive Home Is Back on the Market for $187.5 Million
The most expensive home on the Florida market is this Palm Beach private island compound, which has just been relisted for $187.5 million.
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Professions that may cause burnout and ways to avoid it
As a Masters Social Worker I approve this article & its informative content & cautionary prevention for mental health as the holidays approach us :)
Be kind & smile
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As rewarding as some professions are, the amount of work
and responsibility required on a daily basis can take its
toll on the people performing them.
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The World’s 10 Best Cities of 2024
Resonance’s annual ranking takes into account factors
that include a city’s GDP per capita, cultural programming,
airport connectivity, even Instagram hashtags.
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104-Year-Old Agent Is Still Loving Real Estate
Signature Homes Realty creates its own markets & reality.
We don’t care about "no stinkin mortgages"
Analysts can keep selling seminars & fear stories for the lay general public
It’s the perfect time to buy good real estate :)"
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Special staging Sold in 1 week
A prominent Florida brokerage celebrates REALTOR® Rosa Nell Hammer, a local legend whose old-fashioned ways remain widely admired. read more
Transfer Tax Hearing Gets Heated at Chicago City Council
Advocates for raising Chicago’s real estate transfer tax to fund homeless services held back little as they attacked the commercial property industry in City Hall on Wednesday:read more
Condominium
Certainly, here's a general description of what a condominium is:read more
The best week to buy a home this year: Oct. 1-7
Sidelined homebuyers can breathe a sigh of relief. According to Realtor.com, the best week of the year to buy a home is still ahead of us.read more
Madonna’s Former Miami Home Sells for $20.3 Million
A waterfront Miami mansion once owned by the reigning Queen of Pop, Madonna, has just changed hands in an eight-figure deal.read more
Jackie O’s East Hampton home sold again
Jackie Kennedy Onassis’ childhood summer home is once again under new ownership.read more
Jeff Bezos revealed as buyer of $68M Indian Creek teardown
Billionaire Jeff Bezos, the third richest person in the world, reportedly paid $68 million to purchase a waterfront home in Miami’s Indian Creek Village. read more
As Core Inflation Eases, It’s Time to Consider a Home Renovation
Now could be an ideal time to embark on home renovations, as core inflation, which measures consumer prices excluding volatile food and energy categories, has sunk to its lowest level in two years. read more
Buyers Beware: There Are Now Fewer Homes on the Market in the U.S. Than Last Year
U.S. property prices dipped in July, but a perpetual shortage of home stock means they won’t fall much further, according to a report from Realtor.com on Thursday. The number of homes on the market across the country had been ticking up since the spring of 2022, albeit slowly, from the extreme lows reached during the peak of the pandemic-era property market frenzy. read more
Low Inventory
I see VERY little NEW CONSTRUCTION. Moderate Interest rates... live with it or keep losing more money renting or losing unique home-buying opportunities. read more
We recently represented a Kennedy family member in a real estate transaction and this story reminded me of that event.
This French Riviera is an example of wonderful real estate and the memories created there and the Kennedy East coast properties are also worthy of mention. Always grateful for the Peace Corp, Special Olympics, fashion, John F. Kennedy Sr. and Jr. along with Bobby and all their American Contributions. Thank you to Irish American Heritage #kennedy #irish read more
Zillow: Home Values at New Record High
The typical U.S. home value rose above the $350,000 mark for the first time in June, according to new data from Zillow (NASDAQ:Z, ZG). read more
Foreigners Fueled London’s Ultra-Luxury Home Market. Now They’re Moving to Its Historic Rival
Foreigners Fueled London’s Ultra-Luxury Home Market. Now They’re Moving to Its Historic Rival. read more
New York Duplex 107 Stories Above Central Park Lists for $175 Million
Towering 107 stories above the buzzing streets of New York City, a duplex penthouse has hit the market for an astronomical $175 million. read more
Luxury hotel groups now offer the ultimate superyacht experience - JamesEdition
From Evrima megayacht by Ritz Carlton to the world’s largest sailing yacht by the Orient Express, the new concept is not aimed at the cruise market. read more
The Global Real Estate Marketplace
The Global Real Estate Marketplace is taking place from the 12th - 14th of February at the Dubai World Trade Center... read more
The 50 highest-priced home sales last year in Chicago
The extreme upper end of the Chicago housing market did its own thing in 2022, disregarding the path of the overall residential real estate market to have a record year... read more
Leonardo DiCaprio Buys Neighbor’s Home for $10.5 Million
Leonardo DiCaprio treated himself to a new Los Angeles home this Christmas, and it happens to be the house next door... read more
1720 Maple Avenue #1850
1720 Maple Avenue #1850 is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Evanston, IL. See 72 photos, video, maps, and listing history... read more
Most Diverse City in the World 2023
With the advent of quick, safe transportation and the lure of rich culture and opportunities, many of the world’s cities have become unprecedentedly diverse over the last several decades... read more
How's the market doing?
Check out the October market snapshot in our bio to find out! read more
“Normal" for this time of year. Little longer market time. Single-Family. Rare multiple offers.
Interest rate going up.
Where else in the world can you buy a house at a 6-7 % mortgage?
Serious buyers and sellers as we approach the Holidays. ... read more
The New Normal of Selling a Home Today
If you’re selling your home right now—or thinking about doing it soon—
you should know that today’s housing market is in a new post-COVID-19 normal. ... read more
What high-performing real estate agents do differently from the rest
Most agents use the same tools, chase the same clients and wonder why they plateau, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here's what the top performers do differently.... read more
Ownwell raises $50M to grow its property tax appeal fintech
Ownwell has raised $50 million to expand its AI-powered property tax appeal platform, betting that rising homeownership costs will drive demand for automated tax relief.... read more
Despite its record length, Trump’s State of the Union falls short on housing details
During a one-hour-and-47-minute-long speech, President Trump had few words to share on issues important to real estate professionals, like affordable housing, mortgage rates or the inventory crisis.... read more
Rechat and Canva partner with new integration feature (EXCLUSIVE)
With the integration, Rechat will provide Canva directly with brokerage listing details, making the creation of marketing materials for agents and properties on the platform seamless.... read more
How this broker went from homeless to 100 deals a year
On this episode, Colorado-based broker, Shawn Carroll shares how he built a 100-deal-a-year business in a town of 20,000 people without cold calling, buying internet leads or chasing trends.... read more
Attention listing agents: ‘Buyer beware’ won’t prevent a lawsuit
Unlike a car salesman or a furniture retailer, Darryl Davis writes, agents operate under a license issued by the state. That license comes with fiduciary duties.... read more
The retirement conversation that instantly elevates your authority
Agents who confidently address retirement planning don’t just sell homes, Jeff Sibel writes. They become the trusted authority in their market.... read more
CoStar continues defense of Homes.com strategy
CEO Andy Florance said Homes.com has the winning short- and long-term strategy after revealing that the company kept adding paid members in 2025.... read more
90% of podcasts don’t last past 3 episodes. Here’s how to keep going
New contributor Tim Garrity shares tips for building your brand reputation and client relationships by staying consistent with your podcast.... read more
Revolution next: What ICNY 2026 reveals about real estate’s future
As tech tools change, Roland Kampmeyer writes, the real estate professional must double down on the things that only humans can do with service and sensitivity.... read more
EXp touts ‘relentless execution’ as it reports growing losses in 2025
EXp had a full-year net loss of $22.7 million, up from $16.8 million in 2024. However, the company also grew revenue and worked to trim operating expenses.... read more
Watchdog: Beef up referral fee disclosure or prepare for lawsuits
A report released on Tuesday by the Consumer Policy Center suggested lawsuits will follow if brokerages, real estate portals and regulators don’t step in and add transparency first.... read more
Housing market splinters as inflation outpaces price growth
S&P Global, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Redfin all released housing reports on Tuesday, revealing fracturing pricing trends and the market's struggle to settle into a new normal.... read more
Is crypto ready for prime time in housing finance? Rate thinks so
Mortgage lender Rate has launched RateFi, a nationwide non-QM mortgage program that allows qualified borrowers to use verified cryptocurrency holdings for mortgage qualification without liquidating their digital assets.... read more
Mortgage rates have dipped below 6%. Here’s where it may unlock more transactions
The drop to 5.99 percent on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the wake of shifting tariff policies could unlock transactions in select markets in the Midwest and South, according to an analysis from Realtor.com.... read more
Stuck in a rut? Pros urge agents to do lead gen with a human touch
With AI ubiquitous today, personal touch matters more now than ever before. And it can make all the difference when it comes to breaking out of a dry spell.... read more
NAR Code of Ethics Articles and SOPs new agents overlook most
You passed the licensing exam. But the Code of Ethics that governs this profession doesn’t end with a test score — it's where your career begins, coach Darryl Davis writes.... read more

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